Temporal examination of adult food insecurity amongst Canadian families managing food allergy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric food allergy is associated with excess familial food costs compared to families without allergy. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food prices have increased substantially.

Objective

To understand the temporal pattern of food insecurity amongst Canadian families with food allergy from the year prior to the pandemic, through May 2022.

Methods

Using data collected electronically from families reporting food allergy using a validated food security questionnaire, we estimated food insecurity, including categories of food insecurity (marginal, moderate, secure) in the year prior to the pandemic (2019; Wave 1), and the first (2020; Wave 2) and second years of the pandemic (2022; Wave 3).

Results

Participants in all waves were commonly in

SUBMITTER: Golding MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10221737 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature